Board Members and Executive Assistants

Ross Lee has been a solicitor since year 2000, following articles of clerkship. He values influential, ethical legal practise, keeping in touch with clients, cost efficiencies and results. Lee Lawyers does not advertise.

An effective litigation advocate and nationally-accredited mediator, Ross practises in insurance and compensation claims, estate matters and civil litigation. Legal risk management and ethics mentoring are special interests. He is one of few lawyers accredited as an ANZIIF Certified Insurance Professional (CIP), having worked as a claims officer, loss adjuster and underwriter prior to his legal career.

Ross was appointed a Queensland Law Society, Senior Ethics Counsellor in 2013.  He is a Notary Public and sits on several advisory boards. Ross was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to the law, and to the community. He comes from a family known for community service and is founding president of My Community Legal. 

David is a Consultant for Paul Dent Lawyers, Carrara where he focuses on business, commercial, property and succession law. He has extensive experience in business sales and acquisitions, franchising, commercial and retail leasing, property sales and estate planning and administration. David is committed to providing the best possible legal service at a fee that is attractive to his clients.

David has volunteered as a solicitor for My Community Legal since 2020 and brings over 35 years of experience in the legal profession to his role as Vice President. He has a passion for using the law to help people, believes it is essential to support the next generation of lawyers and to give back to the community.

George Pharmacis is the Principal of Pharmacis Canning Lawyers, originally Canning Lawyers, serving the Gold Coast for over 20 years. George holds a Bachelor of Laws (Bond) and Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Bond). Having achieved a First Place in Electronic Banking Law, he went on to Corporate and Commercial Law Specialisation and General Legal Practice Specialisation.

George specialises in Criminal, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Wills, Estate Planning and Probate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and he is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court and High Court of Australia.

Although George has been practising law for many years it is his strong commitment to the community that benefits his clients the most.  George has adopted the Latin phrase ‘Esse quam videri ‘ (To be, rather than to seem) as his motto, which sums up his personal character and business practice particularly well. Using his innate ability to quickly assess and weigh up a client’s options, George focuses on achieving the best outcome for the client while endeavouring to avoid expensive time consuming litigation.

Mechelle Blue graduated with a Bachelor of Laws at Southern Cross University and has completed a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at Bond University. She recently received an Australian National Mediation Accreditation. Mechelle completed a Diploma of Crime and Justice Studies in 2020 with TAFE Queensland and in 2021 she received the Southern Cross University Fred Herron Prize for Mediation for achieving the best result in Mediation and Dispute Resolution.

Mechelle is interested in a range of areas of law and is motivated by the underpinning ideal that justice should be accessible to all. She began volunteering with My Community Legal as an Advice Night Volunteer in November 2021, currently holding the positions of Secretary, Deputy Coordinator of Advice Nights, and Cultural Officer. Volunteering with My Community Legal is a rewarding experience that has contributed to Mechelle’s professional development while providing me the opportunity to participate in an initiative that serves the community’s interests.

Chris is Managing Partner at Collas Moro Ross Barron, holds a Master of Laws majoring in Commercial Litigation, and is an experienced litigation and dispute resolution lawyer.

Beyond his practice at CMRB, Chris serves on the board and volunteers as a solicitor at My Community Legal, and also holds board positions with Mermaid Beach Surf Club and Knights Rugby Union Club.

Andrew is an experienced IT systems professional and admitted solicitor. Andrew is an expert in large systems implementations, data, and reporting, having worked in some of Australia’s largest corporate and government organisations.

Andrew has proven experience working projects from planning stages through to final delivery, with emphasis on client outcomes.

Andrew maintains professional emphasis on the production of detailed technical documentation, workforce planning and change management to accompany IT infrastructure. Andrew shares his systems expertise as the IT Coordinator for My Community legal.

On 1 July 2018 I started Dundas Lawyers Gold Coast, a boutique law firm with a focus on commercial litigation, dispute resolution, building and construction litigation and body corporate / community titles disputes.